Mud Lake

Mud Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mud Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mud Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.64489, -93.42637. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~4 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~46 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~50 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~51 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steele County Free Fair · lake · Steele · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~64 km · Must-see
• Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum · museum · Steele · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lura Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~70 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~73 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Knutsen Lake · lake · Waseca · ~73 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~4 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~48 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~51 km · Must-see
• Steele County Free Fair · lake · Steele · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lura Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~70 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Knutsen Lake · lake · Waseca · ~73 km · Must-see
• Remund Lake · lake · Rice · ~74 km · Must-see
• Toners Lake · lake · Waseca · ~74 km · Must-see

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